Norman Russell

Norman Atkinson Russell is the current Archdeacon of Berkshire.^[1]

Russell was born on 7 August 1943 and educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Churchill College, Cambridge.^[2] After an earlier career as an an accountant he was ordained in 1971.^[3] He began his ministry with curacies at Christ Church with Emmanuel, Clifton, Bristol and Christ Church, Cockfosters. He was Rector of Harwell with Chilton, Oxfordshire from 1977 to 1984 and then Priest in charge at St James, Gerrards Cross. Later he was Rural Dean of Amersham and after his appointment as Archdeacon Prolocutor of the Lower house of the Convocation of Canterbury.^[4]

Church of England titles
Preceded by Michael Arthur Hill	Archdeacon of Berkshire 1998 –	Succeeded by Current incumbent

References

^ Diocese of Oxford web-site
^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
^ 2006 Convocation of Canterbury

Archdeacons of Berkshire

Medieval	Charles of Bridport • Walter Scammel

16th–17th Centuries	William Grey • Robert Audley • John Crayford • William Pye • Thomas White • Martin Culpepper • Leonel Sharp • Edward Davenant • John Ryves • Peter Mews • John Sharp • William Richards

18th–19th Centuries	Jonas Proast • Richard West • Edward Talbot • Martin Benson • Samuel Knight • John Spry • William Dodwell • Arthur Onslow • John Fisher • Edward Berens

1903 onwards	William Ducat • Richard Wickham Legg • Arthur Parham • Eric Knell • Eric Wild • Raymond Birt • John Brown • David Griffiths • Mike Hill • Norman Russell

Office holders in the Diocese of Oxford

The Bishop of Oxford • The Bishop of Buckingham • The Bishop of Dorchester • The Bishop of Reading • The Dean of Oxford • The Archdeacon of Oxford The Archdeacon of Buckingham The Archdeacon of Berkshire